Know Thyself by Alexander Pope
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Know Thyself by Alexander Pope
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Know Thyself by Alexander Pope
Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is Man.Placed on this isthmus of a middle state, being darkly wise and rudely great:
With too much knowledge for the Sceptic side, With too much weakness for the Stoic's pride, He hangs between; in doubt to act or rest,
In doubt to deem himself a God or Beast, In doubt his mind or body to prefer; Born but to die, and reasoning but to err; Alike in ignorance, his reason such
Whether he thinks too little or too much: Chaos of thought and passion, all confused; Still by himself abused, or disabused;
Created half to rise and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled: The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!